Forward Into The Past is a one-day symposium that arranges speakers on a broad range of historical topics including the arts and crafts practiced by various cultures, history of particular regions, cultures, or times, and where feasible allows this learning to be conducted in a hands-on environment.

Please join us in the Canton of Caldrithig for a day of classes, merriment, and friends. Medieval garb is not required for the classes, however, and an attempt at pre-seventeenth century clothing is required for the evening festivities.

Step Spritely 2013, Ealdormere's premier Dance and Early Music event is on February 9. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Dance Community and the contribution from Vest Yorvik, this year, the event is *Completely Free*.

Don your loudest Plaid and sew up your Landschneckt (But for the love of all things proper, please don't combine the two!) and come and join us for a day of fighting, fencing, A&S and excellent food. We hope to see you Saturday October 20, 2012.

I look forward to seeing any and all able to come to Bryniau's "Middle Ages on the Green 2", this Saturday August 25, 2012. It is a little, and simple, event day with many ways to relax and enjoy the waning days of summer with our families and many friends.

The SCA "provides a good sense of community" said Chiara Stella of the Barony of Rising Waters in Niagara Falls, Canada. She spoke with Pieter van Hiel of Niagara This Week at a recent gathering of SCA members in West Lincoln. (slideshow)

Percival de la Rocque, Stave Herald, reports that at Their recent Trillium Wars, Their Majesties Edward and Rylyn, of the Kingdom of Ealdormere placed two of Their subjects on vigil to contemplate elevation to the Peerage. Magestra Nicolaa begged the boon for both vigilants.

This is event is a Baronial camping event which will try to continue the tradition of Baronial Muster and of Autocrat’s Day Off. The facility, Raven’s Knoll is a private campground of just over 100 acres between Golden Lake and Eganville on the Bonnechere River.

On the Ealdormere Kingdom List, Moria and Baldric report that Duke Roak defeated Earl Sir Nigel in the final bout of the Kingdom's Spring 2012 Crown Tournament. The final four combatants were Roak, Nigel, Bjorn and Taron (Tannon the Barbarian).

Is Fortuna, the Lady of Luck and Fortune, smiling on you? Are you her favorite? Or will you be crushed under her constantly rolling wheel? The Canton of Petrea Thule invites all soldiers of fortune, gamers and gamblers, no matter if lucky or dogged by bad luck to join us for a day of merriment.